Side-by-side distribution
Mathematician
$156,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.4%
- Live roles
- 9
Researcher
$106,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.3%
- Live roles
- 3,527
Highest-paying jobs
Statistician and Mathematician
Fixed Income Division – Associate, Applied Mathematician - Electronic Trading & Quantitative Finance (New York)
Mathematician Manager
Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation Graduate Researcher Program, Applied Mathematician Intern
Highest-paying jobs
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lead, Quant Engineer
Senior Clinical Research Associate - Oncology (US)
Researcher, Training
Researcher, Training - London
Vice President, Quantitative Researcher, Infrastructure & Real Assets
Researcher, Safety Training, National Security
Researcher, Safety Training
Researcher, Alignment
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| MS Morgan Stanley | $175,000 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 1 |
|
Aristocrat
|
$150,000 | 1 |
| BO Boeing | $84,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| NU Northeastern University | $72,754 | 73 |
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$55,000 | 42 |
| WC Worldwide Clinical Trials | $145,000 | 37 |
IQVIA
|
$131,100 | 36 |
ICON plc
|
$124,335 | 29 |
| SJ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | $72,500 | 23 |
USC
|
$71,892 | 21 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $70,875 | 19 |
Mathematician vs Researcher: which pays more?
The median for Mathematician is $156,000 per year (typically $133,500–$165,250), versus $106,000 for Researcher ($72,754–$162,500). That puts Mathematician about 47% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mathematician and Researcher are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.